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Konferansen "Can Africa Feed Itself?" ble holdt i Oslo 6.-8. juni 2007 med fokus på hva slags landbruk som trengs i Afrika for at kontinentet kan fø sin egen befolkning. Landbruksutvikling og miljiø, fattigdom, klimaspørsmål, økologisk landbruk, organisering av bønder er stikkord for hvilke tema som ble diskutert.

Noen kjente navn fra konferansen er Terje Riis-Johansen, Erik Solheim, Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egzhiabher, Vandana Shiva og Monty Jones. Alle bidragene under konferansen er gjengitt i boka.

Hovedtemaene i boka er:

• Poverty, Agriculture and Environment - what challenges are Africa facing?
• Climate change - the impact on agriculture in Africa, and coping strategies
• What kind of agriculture should be prioritized in Africa in order to feed its population and preserve the environment?
• A new Green Revolution - an answer to the challenges for Africa?
• Political framework for food security and sustainable agriculture - what is needed?
• How can organic farming and agro-ecology contribute?
• Farmers´ organisations is a key - how can they be strengthened?
• Future in agriculture for African Youth?
• What is good agriculture development assistance - and how can Norway contribute in Africa?
• Strategies for how Africa can feed itself and preserve the environment

Boka kan bestilles fra / The book (hard copy) can be ordered from:

The Development Fund / Utviklingsfondet  
Grensen 9B, NO-0159 Oslo, Norway
Telephone: +47 23 10 96 00, fax: +47 23 10 96 01
E-mail u-fondet@u-fondet.no  
Web www.utviklingsfondet.no

• Last ned
• Africa Can Feed Itself (pdf - 2,5 MB)
  Aksel Nærstad (Ed.). Published in 2007 by the organizing committee of the conference in Oslo, Norway June 6-8th 2007: Can Africa Feed Itself? 304 pp.
  ISBN 978-82-91923-07-9